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asctime

char* asctime (const struct tm * timeptr);
Convert tm structure to string

Interprets the contents of the tm structure pointed by timeptr as a calendar time and converts it to a C-string containing a human-readable version of the corresponding date and time.

The returned string has the following format:

Www Mmm dd hh:mm:ss yyyy

Where Www is the weekday, Mmm the month (in letters), dd the day of the month, hh:mm:ss the time, and yyyy the year.

The string is followed by a new-line character (‘\n’) and terminated with a null-character.
It is defined with a behavior equivalent to:

char* asctime(const struct tm *timeptr)
{
  static const char wday_name[][4] = {
    "Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"
  };
  static const char mon_name[][4] = {
    "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun",
    "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"
  };
  static char result[26];
  sprintf(result, "%.3s %.3s%3d %.2d:%.2d:%.2d %d\n",
    wday_name[timeptr->tm_wday],
    mon_name[timeptr->tm_mon],
    timeptr->tm_mday, timeptr->tm_hour,
    timeptr->tm_min, timeptr->tm_sec,
    1900 + timeptr->tm_year);
  return result;
}

For an alternative with custom date formatting, see strftime.
Parameters

**timeptr**
Pointer to a tm structure that contains a calendar time broken down into its components (see struct tm).
**Return Value**
A C-string containing the date and time information in a human-readable format.

The returned value points to an internal array whose validity or value may be altered by any subsequent call to asctime orctime.
Example

/* asctime example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, time, localtime, asctime */

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;
  struct tm * timeinfo;

  time ( &rawtime );
  timeinfo = localtime ( &rawtime );
  printf ( "The current date/time is: %s", asctime (timeinfo) );

  return 0;
}
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Output:

The current date/time is: Wed Feb 13 15:46:11 2013

clock

clock_t clock (void);

Example

/* clock example: frequency of primes */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf */
#include <time.h>       /* clock_t, clock, CLOCKS_PER_SEC */
#include <math.h>       /* sqrt */

int frequency_of_primes (int n) {
  int i,j;
  int freq=n-1;
  for (i=2; i<=n; ++i) for (j=sqrt(i);j>1;--j) if (i%j==0) {--freq; break;}
  return freq;
}

int main ()
{
  clock_t t;
  int f;
  t = clock();
  printf ("Calculating...\n");
  f = frequency_of_primes (99999);
  printf ("The number of primes lower than 100,000 is: %d\n",f);
  t = clock() - t;
  printf ("It took me %d clicks (%f seconds).\n",t,((float)t)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC);
  return 0;
}
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Output:

Calculating...
The number of primes lower than 100,000 is: 9592
It took me 143 clicks (0.143000 seconds).

ctime

char* ctime (const time_t * timer);

Example

/* ctime example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, time, ctime */

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;

  time (&rawtime);
  printf ("The current local time is: %s", ctime (&rawtime));

  return 0;
}
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Output:

The current local time is: Wed Feb 13 16:06:10 2013

difftime

double difftime (time_t end, time_t beginning);

Example

/* difftime example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, difftime, time, mktime */

int main ()
{
  time_t now;
  struct tm newyear;
  double seconds;

  time(&now);  /* get current time; same as: now = time(NULL)  */

  newyear = *localtime(&now);

  newyear.tm_hour = 0; newyear.tm_min = 0; newyear.tm_sec = 0;
  newyear.tm_mon = 0;  newyear.tm_mday = 1;

  seconds = difftime(now,mktime(&newyear));

  printf ("%.f seconds since new year in the current timezone.\n", seconds);

  return 0;
}
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Output:
3777291 seconds since new year in the current timezone.

gmtime

struct tm * gmtime (const time_t * timer);

Example

/* gmtime example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* puts, printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, time, gmtime */

#define MST (-7)
#define UTC (0)
#define CCT (+8)

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;
  struct tm * ptm;

  time ( &rawtime );

  ptm = gmtime ( &rawtime );

  puts ("Current time around the World:");
  printf ("Phoenix, AZ (U.S.) :  %2d:%02d\n", (ptm->tm_hour+MST)%24, ptm->tm_min);
  printf ("Reykjavik (Iceland) : %2d:%02d\n", (ptm->tm_hour+UTC)%24, ptm->tm_min);
  printf ("Beijing (China) :     %2d:%02d\n", (ptm->tm_hour+CCT)%24, ptm->tm_min);

  return 0;
}
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Output:

Current time around the World:
Phoenix, AZ (U.S.) :    8:22
Reykjavik (Iceland) :  15:22
Beijing (China) :      23:22

localtime
struct tm * localtime (const time_t * timer);
Example

/* localtime example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* puts, printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, time, localtime */

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;
  struct tm * timeinfo;

  time (&rawtime);
  timeinfo = localtime (&rawtime);
  printf ("Current local time and date: %s", asctime(timeinfo));

  return 0;
}
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Output:

Current local time and date: Wed Feb 13 17:17:11 2013

mktime

time_t mktime (struct tm * timeptr);

Example

/* mktime example: weekday calculator */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf, scanf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, time, mktime */

int main ()
{
  time_t rawtime;
  struct tm * timeinfo;
  int year, month ,day;
  const char * weekday[] = { "Sunday", "Monday",
                             "Tuesday", "Wednesday",
                             "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"};

  /* prompt user for date */
  printf ("Enter year: "); fflush(stdout); scanf ("%d",&year);
  printf ("Enter month: "); fflush(stdout); scanf ("%d",&month);
  printf ("Enter day: "); fflush(stdout); scanf ("%d",&day);

  /* get current timeinfo and modify it to the user's choice */
  time ( &rawtime );
  timeinfo = localtime ( &rawtime );
  timeinfo->tm_year = year - 1900;
  timeinfo->tm_mon = month - 1;
  timeinfo->tm_mday = day;

  /* call mktime: timeinfo->tm_wday will be set */
  mktime ( timeinfo );

  printf ("That day is a %s.\n", weekday[timeinfo->tm_wday]);

  return 0;
}
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Output:

Enter year: 2000
Enter month: 5
Enter day: 20
That day is a Saturday.

time

time_t time (time_t* timer);

Example

/* time example */
#include <stdio.h>      /* printf */
#include <time.h>       /* time_t, struct tm, difftime, time, mktime */

int main ()
{
  time_t timer;
  struct tm y2k = {0};
  double seconds;

  y2k.tm_hour = 0;   y2k.tm_min = 0; y2k.tm_sec = 0;
  y2k.tm_year = 100; y2k.tm_mon = 0; y2k.tm_mday = 1;

  time(&timer);  /* get current time; same as: timer = time(NULL)  */

  seconds = difftime(timer,mktime(&y2k));

  printf ("%.f seconds since January 1, 2000 in the current timezone", seconds);

  return 0;
}
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Possible output:
414086872 seconds since January 1, 2000 in the current timezone